The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01
CITY NEWS.
The United States Court has ad-
iourned until Monday next.


journed until Monday next.
The regular panel In the Criminal
Court has been ordered 10 report for
duty on Thursday morning next.
In the Probate Court yesterday
John Dryer was appointed admins
traitor of the estate OF James Welsh,
deceased.
GO. Currier and Mi;s f izabeth M.
Brinkley, A. Robertson and Miss Ida
@. Swanson, ]. A. Anderson and Miss
Emma Watkinp, John Perkins and
Mrs. Lizzie Jones, were yesterday
granted license to marry.
The CONNIE cement IKE cises OF
the franklin Female OIL ege, Holly
SPRING., Miss, will be held June 9Th.
Col. s. M. Meeks, OF Columbus, will
deliver an address 10 the graduating
class. Mrs. M. B. Ozark, the princi.
pal, has invited the APPEAL to be
present. f
The former students OF Union
University, West Tennessee College
and the South western Baptist Univer-
city will enjoy a banquet in the leo
ture room OF the latter institution on
Thursday evening, June I'd. The AP
PEAL acknowledges the receipt OF an
invitation to be represented.
The following indictments were
returned by the graud jury yesterday:
W. b. Flowers, obtaining $50 from W.
W. Capps on false pretenses; Amos
McOauiey, larceny; Hud, on Meadows,
alias Jones, forging the name OF Mrs.
Mary Baskett to an order Tor So 90;
Dennis James, assault aud battery.
The seventeenth annual picnic Of
La Societa di Unione FIatel!anza
Iialiana, will take place at Estival
Park on Wednesday, the 9Th Instant.
There will be a street procession from
the hall, corner of Adams aud S, cond,
at o'clock. This privileges will be
cold on the grounds on tomorrow, the
I'd instant.
The members of St. Brigide Gath
Ollie church and Sunday school will
enjoy their annual picnic at LakeyieW
tomorrow. The train will leave the
foot Of Market street st $3.50 am.
ttoppinp o. South Jackson street
twenty-five minutes, until 9:20. A
land Of music will be added rs one o.
the features in the evening.
1t was reported at the police
station yesterday that a negro named
John Jones was killed last Sunday
morning on the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad by being knocked of
the tain while crossing the VOL
river bridge. After falling of th'
train he fell into the water, and a
last accounts his body had not beer
recovered. The dead negro leaves I
wife and child living in Brownsville
-Messrs. Napoleon Hill, John w
Cochran, W. ID. Bathed and Sau
Tate, IT,, have purchased Mammoth
Springs, Ark, on the Missouri Stat
line, and about $50 miles west OF Mem
phis. With them are associated tire
Little Rock capitalists. The purchas
includes 5000 acres OF land, which vii
be donated to manufacturers. 1t
on the line OF the Kansas City, Spring
field and Memphis railroad, and Nam
moth Springs is the junction of tn
Kansas City aud the San Francisc
railroads.
The gold medal offered by tn
principal Of the Bethel School, Mie
Ashe, was won by 0ctavia Brow
for greatest improvement In wri
ing. Louellen Sherwood won th
medal for conduct offered by Mr.
Tighe, and came within fraction {
winning also the prize for scholarship
which was won by Hattie Talbo
Master Walter Herk won second priz
for conduct. Isadors SchaTti an
easy Miller carried of the prizes
books-in Mise Ryan's room.
The annual picnic OF the Thoms
Brennan Branch Irish National Lsagu
of America took place yesterday afte
noon and night at EJtival Park. Th
attendance last night was very larg,
and all naiionslitits were represented
The beautiful park was well filed b
the friends OF Ireland and home rul
Nothing occurred TO mar the iestiv
ties OF the occasion. Thel
was no speech makinI
lint there was dancing, an
both young aud old tripped the ligl
fantastic to the music Of the Estivi
Park Orchestra, led by Prof. Ed wal
schaefer. The picnic was a succel
both socially and financially. Msssr
RID, Lee, Tony Walsh, Joseph Fit
gerald. Morgan J. Kelly, John Colbe
and Can't. Pat Hsckett composed IL
committee Of arrangements, an
"each and every one OF them" deser'
much credit for the work that the
did for the good csuse.